William Benedict
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Benedict (April 16, 1917 – November 25, 1999) was an American actor, perhaps best known for playing "Whitey" in Monogram Pictures' The Bowery Boys series. Born in Haskell, Oklahoma, he took part in school theatricals, and on leaving school he made his way to Hollywood. His first film was $10 Raise (1935) starring Edward Everett Horton, which launched Benedict on a busy career. The blond-haired Benedict almost always played juvenile roles, such as newsboys, messengers, office boys, and farmhands. In 1939, when Universal Pictures began its Little Tough Guys series to compete with the popular Dead End Kids features, Billy Benedict was recruited into the cast. These films led him into the similar East Side Kids movies (usually playing a member of the East Side gang, but occasionally in villainous roles). The East Side Kids became The Bowery Boys in 1946, and Benedict stayed with the series (as "Whitey") through the end of 1951. Other films included My Little Chickadee (1940) starring W. C. Fields and Mae West, The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster (1955), The Sting (1973) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975). Benedict never shook his juvenile image completely, and continued to play messengers and news vendors well into his sixties. He also worked often in television commercials.
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- Born:
- Apr 16, 1917 In Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 206
- First Appeared:
- In the movie College Scandal 1935-06-21
- Latest Project:
- Movie Bonanza: The Next Generation 1988-03-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Bonanza: The Next Generation | Gus Morton | 1988-03-22 |
| Series | Highway to Heaven | Unknown | 1984-09-19 |
| Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
| Movie | Goldie and the Boxer | Old Man | 1979-12-30 |
| Movie | Born Again | Leon Jaworski | 1978-10-01 |
| Movie | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Man on Bus | 1976-07-26 |
| Movie | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Telegraph Office Manager | 1976-10-18 |
| Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
| Movie | The Dead Don't Die | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1975-01-14 |
| Series | Ellery Queen | Unknown | 1975-09-11 |
| Movie | Cop on the Beat | Lennie | 1975-05-06 |
| Series | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
| Movie | The Sting | Roulette Dealer | 1973-12-25 |
| Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Nick Carter | Newsboy | 1972-02-20 |
| Series | Emergency! | Unknown | 1972-01-22 |
| Movie | Call Her Mom | Mr. Feigelbaum | 1972-02-15 |
| Movie | The Dirt Gang | Station Attendant | 1972-11-01 |
| Series | The Streets of San Francisco | Unknown | 1972-09-23 |
| Series | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown | 1971-01-05 |
| Series | All in the Family | Unknown | 1971-01-12 |
| Series | The Immortal | Unknown | 1970-09-24 |
| Movie | The Lottery | Joe Summers | 1969-01-02 |
| Movie | Big Daddy | 1969-06-11 | |
| Movie | The Over the Hill Gang | Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) | 1969-07-06 |
| Movie | Hello, Dolly! | News Vendor (uncredited) | 1969-12-12 |
| Series | The Brady Bunch | Unknown | 1969-09-26 |
| Movie | Funny Girl | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1968-09-19 |
| Movie | Rogue's Gallery | Jocko (as William Benedict) | 1968-01-01 |
| Series | Land of the Giants | Unknown | 1968-09-22 |
| Series | Here's Lucy | Unknown | 1968-09-23 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Movie | What Am I Bid? | Clem (as Bill Benedict) | 1967-01-01 |
| Series | Hondo | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
| Series | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
| Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
| Movie | Frankie and Johnny | Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) | 1966-03-31 |
| Series | The Monkees | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
| Series | Felony Squad | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
| Movie | Dear Heart | Stu | 1965-03-07 |
| Movie | The Hallelujah Trail | Simpson | 1965-06-23 |
| Series | Branded | Unknown | 1965-01-24 |
| Series | Honey West | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
| Series | I Dream of Jeannie | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
| Series | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
| Movie | Lover Come Back | Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited) | 1961-12-20 |
| Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
| Movie | The Hanging Tree | Trapper (uncredited) | 1959-02-19 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Dennis the Menace | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Movie | The Killing | American Airlines Clerk | 1956-06-06 |
| Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
| Movie | Bride of the Monster | Newsboy | 1955-05-11 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| Movie | The Magnetic Monster | Albert | 1953-02-18 |
| Movie | Bowery Battalion | Whitey | 1951-01-24 |
| Movie | Let's Go Navy! | Whitey | 1951-07-29 |
| Movie | Ghost Chasers | Whitey | 1951-04-29 |
| Movie | Crazy Over Horses | Whitey (as William Benedict) | 1951-09-09 |
| Series | Dragnet | Unknown | 1951-12-16 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | Blonde Dynamite | Whitey | 1950-02-12 |
| Movie | Lucky Losers | Whitey | 1950-05-14 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | Whitey, Bowery Boy | 1950-08-13 |
| Movie | Blues Busters | Whitey (as William Benedict) | 1950-10-29 |
| Movie | Fighting Fools | Whitey | 1949-03-17 |
| Movie | Riders of the Pony Express | Eddie Lund | 1949-05-13 |
| Movie | Master Minds | Whitey | 1949-11-27 |
| Movie | Hold That Baby! | Whitey | 1949-06-06 |
| Movie | Angels in Disguise | Whitey | 1949-09-25 |
| Movie | Secret Service Investigator | Counterman | 1948-05-31 |
| Movie | Jinx Money | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948-06-27 |
| Movie | Angels' Alley | Whitey | 1948-03-07 |
| Movie | Smuggler's Cove | Whitey | 1948-10-10 |
| Movie | Night Wind | Irv Bennett | 1948-09-01 |
| Movie | Trouble Makers | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948-12-10 |
| Movie | Hard Boiled Mahoney | Whitey | 1947-05-10 |
| Movie | The Hucksters | Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited) | 1947-07-17 |
| Movie | Fun on a Weekend | Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
| Movie | News Hounds | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1947-08-13 |
| Movie | Bowery Buckaroos | Whitey | 1947-11-22 |
| Movie | Merton of the Movies | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) | 1947-10-11 |
| Movie | The Kid from Brooklyn | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1946-03-21 |
| Movie | Road to Utopia | Second Newsboy (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
| Movie | Live Wires | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-01-12 |
| Movie | Without Reservations | Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
| Movie | People Are Funny | NBC Usher | 1946-01-11 |
| Movie | Gay Blades | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1946-01-25 |
| Movie | Bowery Bombshell | Whitey | 1946-07-20 |
| Movie | Mr. Hex | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-11-09 |
| Movie | Never Say Goodbye | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | 1946-11-09 |
| Movie | Do You Love Me | Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1946-05-17 |
| Movie | Spook Busters | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-08-24 |
| Movie | In Fast Company | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-06-22 |
| Movie | One More Tomorrow | Stinky | 1946-05-24 |
| Movie | Hollywood and Vine | Joe the Newsboy | 1945-04-25 |
| Movie | Story of G.I. Joe | Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) | 1945-07-13 |
| Movie | Docks of New York | Skinny | 1945-02-24 |
| Movie | Come Out Fighting | Skinny | 1945-09-29 |
| Movie | Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Skinny | 1945-07-15 |
| Movie | The Whistler | The Deafmute (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Kid | Skinny | 1944-02-28 |
| Movie | Block Busters | Butch | 1944-07-22 |
| Movie | Follow the Leader | Spider O'Brien | 1944-06-03 |
| Movie | Janie | Soda Jerk (uncredited) | 1944-09-02 |
| Movie | They Live in Fear | Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited) | 1944-10-06 |
| Movie | Bowery Champs | Skinny | 1944-11-25 |
| Movie | That's My Baby! | Office boy | 1944-09-14 |
| Movie | All by Myself | Telegraph Messenger | 1943-06-11 |
| Movie | Clancy Street Boys | Butch | 1943-04-23 |
| Movie | The Powers Girl | Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | Ghosts on the Loose | Benny | 1943-07-30 |
| Movie | Aerial Gunner | Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell | 1943-03-20 |
| Movie | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Zombie Parker | 1943-09-07 |
| Movie | Nobody's Darling | Sammy (uncredited) | 1943-08-27 |
| Movie | Whispering Footsteps | Jerry Murphy | 1943-12-30 |
| Movie | Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Pinky | 1943-10-29 |
| Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Busboy (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
| Movie | I Live on Danger | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1942-06-16 |
| Movie | Lady in a Jam | Barker (uncredited) | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Home in Wyomin' | Usher (uncredited) | 1942-04-29 |
| Movie | On the Sunny Side | Messenger | 1942-02-13 |
| Movie | Perils of Nyoka | Red Davis | 1942-06-27 |
| Movie | Rings on Her Fingers | 1942-03-20 | |
| Movie | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Bellboy | 1942-03-27 |
| Movie | Junior G-Men of the Air | Whitey | 1942-06-30 |
| Movie | Get Hep to Love | Soda Jerk | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | Heart of the Golden West | Telegraph Messenger | 1942-11-16 |
| Movie | A Night to Remember | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | 1942-12-10 |
| Movie | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Theatre Usher | 1942-10-01 |
| Movie | The Ox-Bow Incident | Greene (uncredited) | 1942-12-03 |
| Movie | The Talk of the Town | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1942-08-20 |
| Movie | Wildcat | Bud Smithers | 1942-09-03 |
| Movie | The Glass Key | Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
| Movie | Mr. District Attorney | Office Boy | 1941-03-27 |
| Movie | Adventures of Captain Marvel | Whitey Murphy | 1941-03-28 |
| Movie | The Man Who Lost Himself | Telegram Delivery Boy | 1941-03-21 |
| Movie | Second Chorus | Ticket Taker (uncredited) | 1941-01-03 |
| Movie | In Old Cheyenne | Train Vendor | 1941-04-04 |
| Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Jig | 1941-02-15 |
| Movie | Scattergood Baines | Lafe Hopper (uncredited) | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | She Knew All the Answers | Singing Telegraph Boy | 1941-05-13 |
| Movie | Cadet Girl | Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited) | 1941-11-28 |
| Movie | Confessions of Boston Blackie | Ice Cream Man | 1941-12-08 |
| Movie | Great Guns | Recruit at Corral | 1941-10-10 |
| Movie | Jesse James at Bay | Young Davis | 1941-10-17 |
| Movie | Time Out for Rhythm | Messenger (uncredited) | 1941-06-05 |
| Movie | Dressed to Kill | Singing Telegram Boy | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | Adventures of Red Ryder | Dan Withers | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Stage to Chino | Happy (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
| Movie | Grand Ole Opry | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1940-06-25 |
| Movie | Legion of the Lawless | Eddie | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | The Great McGinty | Farm Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-01 |
| Movie | My Little Chickadee | Lem (uncredited) | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | And One Was Beautiful | Delivery Man | 1940-04-05 |
| Movie | Give Us Wings | Link (as Billy Benedict) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Bowery Boy | (uncredited) | 1940-12-28 |
| Movie | Lucky Partners | Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-02 |
| Movie | The Mad Doctor | Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Melody Ranch | Slim | 1940-09-15 |
| Movie | Rhythm on the River | Elevator Boy | 1940-08-28 |
| Movie | Young People | Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
| Movie | Code of the Streets | Trouble | 1939-04-13 |
| Movie | Pack Up Your Troubles | Office Boy | 1939-10-24 |
| Movie | Hollywood Hobbies | Tour Guide | 1939-05-03 |
| Movie | King of the Newsboys | Squimpy | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | Walking Down Broadway | Eddie | 1938-03-11 |
| Movie | I Met My Love Again | Billy (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
| Movie | There's Always a Woman | Bellboy | 1938-04-20 |
| Movie | Bringing Up Baby | David's Caddy (uncredited) | 1938-02-18 |
| Movie | Little Tough Guys in Society | Trouble | 1938-11-01 |
| Movie | Newsboys' Home | Trouble | 1938-12-24 |
| Movie | Hold That Kiss | Delivery Boy | 1938-05-13 |
| Movie | Say It in French | Midget Car Driver | 1938-11-25 |
| Movie | Young Fugitives | Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict) | 1938-06-30 |
| Movie | Hold That Co-ed | Sylvester | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Rhythm in the Clouds | Bellboy | 1937-06-21 |
| Movie | They Wanted to Marry | Freckles | 1937-02-05 |
| Movie | Flying Fists | Monk, Tall Kid | 1937-07-01 |
| Movie | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Copy Boy (uncredited) | 1937-04-05 |
| Movie | Tramp Trouble | 1937-08-07 | |
| Movie | Tim Tyler's Luck | Spud | 1937-12-27 |
| Movie | The Last Gangster | Freddy the Office Boy | 1937-11-12 |
| Movie | That I May Live | Kurt Plivens | 1937-09-13 |
| Movie | M'Liss | Archer Morpher | 1936-07-27 |
| Movie | The Country Doctor | The Gawker | 1936-03-12 |
| Movie | Ramona | Joseph Hyar | 1936-09-25 |
| Movie | Captain January | Telegram Delivery Boy | 1936-04-17 |
| Movie | The Witness Chair | Benny Ryan | 1936-04-23 |
| Movie | Libeled Lady | Joe | 1936-10-09 |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) | 1936-12-14 |
| Movie | After the Thin Man | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
| Movie | Theodora Goes Wild | Henry - Copyboy (uncredited) | 1936-11-12 |
| Movie | Laughing at Trouble | Wilbur | 1936-12-11 |
| Movie | Doubting Thomas | Caddie | 1935-07-10 |
| Movie | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight | 1935-07-05 |
| Movie | College Scandal | 'Penny' Parker | 1935-06-21 |
| Movie | Steamboat Round the Bend | Breck | 1935-09-06 |
| Movie | Show Them No Mercy! | Willie (uncredited) | 1935-12-06 |
| Movie | Your Uncle Dudley | Cyril Church | 1935-12-13 |
| Movie | Way Down East | Amos | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Bad Boy | Grocery Clerk | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | 3 Kids and a Queen | Flash | 1935-10-21 |